| 4.2
Special Degree
To
be eligible for the B.Sc. (Special) Degree, a student
must ‘complete’ a minimum of 120 credits
with at least 30 credits from each
of the four years. At least 36 credits
of these should be from core course units with a minimum
of 6 credits each from three subjects (total 18) in
the first and the second years separately. At least
12 credits of these should be from the subject/s of
specialization. Third and fourth year credits must
be from the course units specified for each of the
faculty approved specialized degrees.
Furthermore,
a student must,
i. obtain
grades of C or better in course units
aggregating to at least 60 credits
ii. pass
in enhancement course units aggregating to at least
2 credits in each of the first and the second years
iii. obtain
grades of C or better in course units
aggregating to at least 30 credits
in the third and fourth years with at least 15
credits in the fourth year.
iv. have
a minimum GPA of 2.0
and
v. complete
the relevant requirements within a period of six
academic years.
Award
of Honours:
First
Class -
A
student may be awarded First Class Honours provided
that he/she,
i. obtains
grades of C or better in course units
aggregating to at least 90
credits
ii. obtains
grades of A or better in course units
aggregating to at least 60 credits
with a minimum of 30 credits in the
third and fourth years together and at least 15
credits in the fourth year
iii.
has
a minimum GPA of 3.5
and
iv. completes
the relevant requirements within a period of four
consecutive academic years.
Second
Class (Upper Division) -
A
student may be awarded Second Class (Upper Division)
Honours provided that he/she,
i. obtains
grades of C or better in course units
aggregating to at least 80
credits
ii. obtains
grades of B+ or better in course units
aggregating to at least 60 credits
with a minimum of 30 credits in the
third and fourth years together and at least 15
credits in the fourth year
iii. has
a minimum GPA of 3.25
and
iv. completes
the relevant requirements within a period of four
consecutive academic years.
Second
Class (Lower Division) -
A
student may be awarded Second Class (Lower Division)
Honours provided that he/she,
i. obtains
grades of C or better in course units
aggregating to at least 70
credits
ii. obtains
grades of B or better in course units
aggregating to at least 60 credits
with a minimum of 30 credits in the
third and fourth years together and at least 15
credits in the fourth year
iii. has
a minimum GPA of 3.0
and
iv. completes
the relevant requirements within a period of four
consecutive academic years.
4.3
Option of reverting to the General Degree
A
student reading for the B.Sc. special degree may request
the award of the B.Sc. general degree foregoing the
special degree, upon satisfying the requirements for
the award of the B.Sc. general degree. This request
should be made in the course of the fourth academic
year or within 2 weeks after the Level 4 course unit
examination results are released by the Faculty.
4.4
Award of the Degree
A
student should apply for the award of a Degree on
satisfying the requirements. On completion of the
B.Sc. general or B.Sc. special degree a student is
entitled to an official transcript giving the grades
in the respective course units after the confirmation
of results by the University Senate.
5.
INFORMATION ON 4-YEAR SPECIAL DEGREES
Students
who wish to be selected for the 4-year special degrees
are required to obtain C grades for a minimum of 40
credits during the first two years. Selection for
the special degrees will be based on the grades obtained
for the core course units in the relevant subject
areas in the first two years of the study. The degree
offered, student intake, eligibility criteria and
selection criteria for the available special degrees
are given below.
| Biochemistry
& Molecular Biology |
Student
Intake: 6
Eligibility:
Overall B for each of BC and CH core course
units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for BC and CH
core course units taken together |
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| Chemistry |
Student
Intake: 20
Eligibility:
Overall B for CH core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for CH core course
units |
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| Engineering
Physics |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B-
for AM and B for PH core course units plus at
least C grades for PH 1021 and PH 2021
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for PH core course
units |
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| Mathematics
/ Finance, Business & Computational Mathematics |
Student
Intake: 12
Eligibility:
Overall B for each of AM and PM core
course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for AM and PM
core course units taken together |
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| Pharmacy |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B for CH core units and overall B for
either BT or ZL core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for CH core course
units |
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| Physics |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B-
for AM and B for PH core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for PH core course
units |
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| Plant
Biotechnology |
Student
Intake: 6
Eligibility:
Overall B for BT core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for BT core course
units |
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| Plant
Sciences |
Student
Intake: 6
Eligibility:
Overall B for BT core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for BT core course
units |
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| Statistics |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B-
for AM and B for ST core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for ST core course
units |
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| Applied
Zoology / Wildlife Conservation & Management
/ Parasitology / Ornithology / Environment Science+ |
Student
Intake: 6 per program
Eligibility:
Overall B for ZL core course units
+
Overall B-
for ZL and B for EN core course units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for ZL core course
units
+
Total mark obtained for EN core course units |
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| Bio
Informatics* |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B for each of BT, ZL and CS core course
units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for BT, ZL and
CS core course units |
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| Computational
Chemistry* |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B for each of CH and CS core course
units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for CH and CS
core course units |
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| Computational
Physics* |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B-
for AM and B for each of PH and CS core course
units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for PH and CS
core course units |
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| Mathematics
& Statistics with Computer Science* |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B for each of ST, AM and CS core course
units &
at
least C grades for PM 1001, PM 2001 and AM 1005
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for ST, AM and
CS core course units |
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| Statistics
with Computer Science* |
Student
Intake: 10
Eligibility:
Overall B-
for AM and B for each of ST and CS core course
units
Selection
Criteria: Total mark obtained for ST and CS
core course units |
*
Joint
Special degrees with strong computer science components
offered by the Faculty of Science together with the
University of Colombo, School of Computing
6.
ENHANCEMENT COURSE UNITS
First
two years:
The
following enhancement course units will be offered
during the first and second years of study. Basic
Mathematics and Basic Electronics will be offered
only to biology students and Life Sciences and Basic
Biotechnology will be offered only to physical science
students. Students will be given the choice of being
exempted from some of the enhancement
course units if they opt to sit for the final exam
directly and pass it.
| Year |
Course
Title |
| Year
1 |
Semester
1 |
English |
| Basic
Mathematics I |
| Life
Sciences I |
| Semester
2 |
Basic
Mathematics II |
| Life
Sciences II |
| Year
1 |
Semester
1 |
Technical
Writing |
| Career
Development |
| Semester
2 |
Basic
Electronics |
| Basic
Biotechnology |
In
addition, a maximum of 2 enhancement credits can be
obtained by participating in various sports activities/events
from year 1 onwards (ANNEX A7).
Third
year:
The
following subject areas are identified for the introduction
of enhancement course units during the third year.
| Communication
Skills |
Sports |
| Computer
Applications |
Career
Development |
Additional
courses will be made available subject to time and
resource availability.
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